The decision was criticized by opponents to the Government who pointed that licenses must be granted through public tenders within a technical frequency plan. “Afsca lacks the ability to provide licenses without a public contest, open and permanent, so the resolution is null, absolutely null and void”, commented the only member from the organization that voted against the measure, Marcelo Stubrin.

In turn, representatives of Afsca explained that the media misrepresented the information. “It is untrue that the licenses were authorized,” said Daniel Larrache Managing Director of Afsca. “A provisional authorization was awarded to those channels registered and which did not create interference with other services”, he added.